FSSAI’s Big Decision: Green Tea Can’t Be Called Tea Anymore; Warning of action against sellers
- A drink made from the tea plant Camellia sinensis will be known as ‘tea’.
- Herbal teas, detox teas, rooibos teas now have to be sold as infusions or their ingredients rather than ‘tea’.
- Misleading advertising and labeling will result in fines and legal action against sellers and e-commerce companies.
Green often for weight loss TPeople include such drinks as herbal tea in their diet. Many nutritionists also recommend including it in your diet but recently an important news about this has come out according to which these products cannot be called tea. Let’s know in detail what exactly is the matter.
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Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released a new definition of green tea. Under the new rules, any tea made from the actual tea plant will be considered incorrect and illegal to call tea. The FSSAI has clarified that only products made from Monsoon Co. of Camellia sinenisus plant are eligible to claim tea. These include green tea, Kangra tea and Intent tea. Because they are made from this plant. Beyond this, selling any beverage made from herbs, flowers or other plants as tea would now be considered misbreeding.
Action against misleading advertisements
The authority has clarified that it is a legal offense to mislead consumers. Under the Safety and Standards Act 2006, manufacturers and sellers who breach the rules face hefty fines and legal action. State food safety officials have been ordered to keep strict vigil on e-commerce sites and retail shops.
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What will happen to herbal and flower tea?
Herbal teas, rooibos teas, detox teas and flower teas sold in the market are actually infusions, not infusions. FSSAI has directed the manufacturers and e-commerce companies to immediately remove the word tea from the packaging of this product. These drinks must now be sold as proprietary foods or by their actual ingredients.
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